The Citizen defends the mystery of Transubstantiation and the need to be militant in countering aggressive attacks on our Faith.
Apologetics
Plan B is not a Plan for Catholics…or a Catholic University
by The Citizen
A professor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Saint Joseph, a college in the Archdiocese of Hartford and affiliated with the Sisters of Mercy, has publicly endorsed the plan to make Plan B available to children as young as 15 years old. The university, the Sisters of Mercy, and the Archdiocese have taken no action. In this article, the Citizen explains why endorsing Plan B is a renunciation of the Catholicity of this institution.
The Word from the Womb
by catholiccitizen
Number of Views :2029Today’s Gospel is one I’ve always enjoyed hearing – it gives me a taste of the sheer joy that is Christmas for Christians. Today, it served a different purpose. For some time, the Citizen has been concerned about a schism not only among Catholics but Christians as a whole – and that…
A Primer on the ‘Primacy of Conscience’
by The Citizen
Another ‘Catholic’ politician crowns himself as a Doctor of the Church – and like Madame Pelosi – gets it wrong.
Porportionate Reasoning – Putting It all Together…
by The Citizen
Proportionate reasoning is a little-known tool we can employ to evaluate the best course to take when no course is clearly a good choice. Learn how it can serve as a moral compass to help us make the best decision in this year’s presidential election in this essay.
Why Cardinal Dolan is Wrong about the Al Smith Dinner
by The Citizen
Number of Views :2528The Citizen is told that Cardinal Dolan is a nice guy. I’m willing to believe that. I am told that he is highly educated in the Faith – I would hope so. I am also told that he knows exactly what he is doing by inviting Mr. Obama to the Al Smith…
Sorry, but it does take more than love to make a family…
by The Citizen
Number of Views :1446This whole Chik-fil-A furor seems to be creating an interesting bout of finger-pointing about Jesus, gay marriage, and tolerance. One justification of Christ embracing homosexuality came from a fairly liberal (no pun intended) interpretation of Mark 7:15 “…here is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but…
the Vatican Speaks on Social Justice
by The Citizen
One of the Vatican’s leading voices on Catholic social justice is coming to America to address a conference on social concerns…and set some minds straight on Catholic teachings on social justice issues.
Deliver us from Liberation Theology…
by The Citizen
Socialists – within and without the community of Catholics – have sought to twist the simple message of Christian charity into something far more ominous. We cannot allow this to continue.
Judge Not and Ye SHALL be Judged….
by The Citizen
Number of Views :8726The Citizen is undergoing yet another round of ‘stop being judgmental’ and ‘judge not’ remarks from the liberals of his acquaintance. While this charge is annoying when it comes from the secular lib, it is appalling when it comes from those who presume to be learned in theology and practicing members of…